"Mayavi", an
entertainer encompasses all
the vital ingredients like comedy, action, emotions
and dance sequences. Mammootty plays the lead as a hit man and
an expert in preying in the dark. Technically, camerawork by Sanjeev Shankar is worth watching.

Vinodayathra

Director

Sathyan Anthikkad

Cast

Dileep, Mukesh, Meera Jasmine, Murali

Producer

M.M. Hamsa

Music

Ilayaraja

Once again director Sathyan
Anthikkad- the king of family based feel-good films
in Malayalam, explores filial bonding in this film with
a wry sense of humour..

Arabikkatha

Director

Lal Jose

Cast

Sreenivasan, Changshumin, Samvritha Sunil

Producer

H. Hussain

Music

Biji Paul

"Arabikatha",
scripted by Iqbal Kuttipuram features Sreenivasan as a staunch
leftist. Circumstances force him
to go to work in the Middle East, and face the workers'
problems there. Lal Jose succeeds in giving us a film
that is way ahead, in quality and content.

Nivedhyam

Director

Lohithadas

Cast

Vinu Mohan, Bhama, Nedumudi Venu

Producer

Omar Sherif

Music

M Jayachandran

Naivedhyam is a simple film,
revolving around simple characters. M. Jayachandran’s
music is a highpoint of the film, the songs have a
different tone with the placement of each
track in the narrative. 'Oda Kuzhal Vili Ketto' is the pick
among the five songs in the movie.

Chocolate

Director

Shafi

Cast

Prithviraj ,Roma, Samvritha
Sunil, Ramya Nambeesan, Jayasurya

Producer

Alex Paul

Music

Ananya Films

This film confirms that Prithviraj
is indeed a crowd-puller. The unusual theme
of circumstances forcing a male student to admit himself
to a women's college has been given a comic twist. A full-length,
colorful entertainer with an interesting campus based
story and ample dosages of humour, songs and well-choreographed
dance sequences..

Katha Parayumbol

Director

M. Mohan

Cast

Srinivasan, Mammootty,
Meena, Salimkumar

Producer

Lumiere Film Company

Music

M.Jayachandran

Written and co-produced
by Sreenivasan and directed by debutant M. Mohanan,
the film is about how a barber's life is turned
upside down when a film unit comes to the village
for a shoot, and the news spreads that superstar
Ashok Raj (Mammootty) is the barber's childhood
friend. The script also by Srinivasan is so layered that every frame
has a comment to make about the world and every
line of the dialogue, on the mores of the society.
The craze for celebrities and the problems of
leading a principled life are discussed without
being preachy.